Description: This
future scenario does not suggest or predict a world of the future; it demands
one that corresponds to the values, vision and priorities of the humans
alive in the present. It looks to the future not as a blueprint of something
foreordained, but as something that is subject to planning and intervention.
The qualities of this future are more goals and part of an action plan then
they are a prediction. This future scenario deals with what the future should
be, not with what it might be.

This scenario is created by the participants of The FutureGame and
is in their words. It is a reflection of their values, vision, focus, and
priorities. Participants in The FutureGame are asked, “Given
the present situation of the world, what do you want the world to be like
twenty years from now? What is your preferred state?” They are also
asked to describe the world that they want in positive terms. Rather than
saying that the future is the absence of what they do not want, they are
asked to describe the future as a series of positive statements (i.e. not
what are you against, but what are you for?).

Indicative quotes:“The future is not to be predicted, it is to be planned.”
—John Platt, social scientist

“Not to dream boldly may turn out to be simply irresponsible.”
—George Leonard

“We have it in our power to make the world anew.”
—Thomas Paine

“If we attempt to legislate tomorrow’s civilization with
yesterday’s methodologies we will all be losers. That is why we are
involved in the reinvention of the world.”
—Jean Houston

"Doors of opportunity don't open, they unlock; it is up to you
to turn the knob."
—Lily Taylor